Grounding Upgrade...

cherrington17 · 04-03-2007, 09:52 AM

Just a quick question, since the weather is getting nicer, and i'll actually be able to work on my car again.

I have the hypergrounding kit sitting here (and the directions are incredibly brief) but i was wondering for those who have done it, did you leave the old grounding wires in place, or remove them completely?

ptrudel · 04-03-2007, 10:11 AM

In my experience, you can never have too many GOOD grounds...I'd leave the old ones, but while you're at it, maybe scrape down the old terminals and clean them.

cherrington17 · 04-03-2007, 10:21 AM

thats what i was thinking too. just making sure i wasn't missing something..

cherrington17 · 04-03-2007, 11:15 AM

...now that i'm out here tracing lines... holy f* did they bury these wires.

anyone actually know where the ones under the engine go? specifically... don't bother with... "to the transmission" or "the cylinder head" ....

its a V6

AftermathAlero · 04-03-2007, 11:41 AM

nah.. its easy to get to. grounds goes from battery to chassis, then off the chassis to the ground block by the starter (that one is a bitch to do), but the chassis to engine block/tranny in the back by the thermostat area is easy if u got a deep socket 13mm and a long extension, and swivels.

cherrington17 · 04-03-2007, 11:51 AM

i think your terms of "easy to get to" are different then mine.

i obviously got the one next to the battery. but i'm definitely not seeing those second two. i can see the thermo, but i see no wires anywhere in that local area.

i'm thinking i'm gonna put this project on hold till i got another pair of hands... and better tools. lol